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>> the benefit to the city is if it's better for passengers, it's better for the city. >> how long do i have to stand with my arm out whilst taxis pass me with lights off? because someone hailed them halfway across manhattan? >> i think the main way people get taxis is the old-fashioned stick your hand in the air. especially during the day in midtown, downtown. i don't drivers will need this app to find passengers. there are plenty of passengers. this app will be most useful late at night, on the edges of the taxi service area. that way, a taxi knows there's somebody three, four blocks away. >> didn't they try this in the 1980s? wasn't it abandoned because it didn't work, because there weren't enough taxis to fulfill the plan to come through? >> in the old day, it was both by radio and street hail. then they created the black car and car service industry. but now, with technology, you can have a car do both of these, and they can figure out the most efficient way to operate themselves. you know, we think you let the market figure out what's the most efficient. >> you have to think, in
>> the benefit to the city is if it's better for passengers, it's better for the city. >> how long do i have to stand with my arm out whilst taxis pass me with lights off? because someone hailed them halfway across manhattan? >> i think the main way people get taxis is the old-fashioned stick your hand in the air. especially during the day in midtown, downtown. i don't drivers will need this app to find passengers. there are plenty of passengers. this app will be most useful...
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interestingly this is the first move toward really slimming down citi by the new ceo. he has a quote in here saying these actions are logical next steps in citi's transformation and says they're committed to strategy that continues to leverage in the global banking market. if you go through the list of where these jobs are actually coming from, institutional clients group which is investment banking a quarter of the job cuts are going to come from there. my 2013 predictions i said that group would slim down by half. interesting that they are cutting a big chunk of that group. global consumer banking is responsible for 35% of the cuts and then going on through the other business lines like citi holdings, those are responsible for smaller portion of those jobs. citi getting smaller. a billion dollars going to be the pretax charge in the fourth quarter of next year. 11,000 jobs a big move from the new ceo over there. carl? >> all right. thank you very much, kayla. we're reading through the release right now ourselves. big strategic move. >> how many people work at this ba
interestingly this is the first move toward really slimming down citi by the new ceo. he has a quote in here saying these actions are logical next steps in citi's transformation and says they're committed to strategy that continues to leverage in the global banking market. if you go through the list of where these jobs are actually coming from, institutional clients group which is investment banking a quarter of the job cuts are going to come from there. my 2013 predictions i said that group...
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the cast of new york city ballet's production of the nutcracker at the nasdaq. habitat for humanity doing the honors there. certainly a lot to watch for. the euro is close to 133. 132.9 right now. that's signaling to the markets perhaps a risk on, after a two-month high in stocks yesterday, jim. >> a lot of companies had to caveat their quarters about what the strong dollar has done. we're not going to hear that next year at this time. we may hear that in the first quarter. a lot of companies, it took -- really took the wind out of the sails that you had in the currency problem. that goes away. the quarters are going to look much better. carl, you said 2013 could be different. and that is whae'reg to figure out. different in a lot of ways that seem positive. people confused at home, this is the fiscal cliff, is it the most important issue. how about a deal where you don't have too much belt tightening and you get the dollar going the right way, all this cash. >> a positive sign to that point, jim, is what we're seeing in the bond markets. we're finally seeing wh
the cast of new york city ballet's production of the nutcracker at the nasdaq. habitat for humanity doing the honors there. certainly a lot to watch for. the euro is close to 133. 132.9 right now. that's signaling to the markets perhaps a risk on, after a two-month high in stocks yesterday, jim. >> a lot of companies had to caveat their quarters about what the strong dollar has done. we're not going to hear that next year at this time. we may hear that in the first quarter. a lot of...
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do you go where the geographic reach is broadest like a city? your favorite picks are goldman, some of the big center maxim right? >> citi certainly has an advantage in its position internationally as asia picks up citi is going to pick up. they're well positioned for that. goldman sachs certainly the leader on the investment banking side. we would put them in a portfolio. you can buy goldman today at a price below what the partners could buy it back when it was a partnership. go with it. >> interesting. provocative prediction. good to see you. happy 2013. >> thank you. >> brad hintz. the post christmas rush for retailers. gift cards, returns, exchanges. jane wells will break it down a little later on and of course we'll get you down to the close in europe about 11 minutes away. drum and flute" n look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!!
do you go where the geographic reach is broadest like a city? your favorite picks are goldman, some of the big center maxim right? >> citi certainly has an advantage in its position internationally as asia picks up citi is going to pick up. they're well positioned for that. goldman sachs certainly the leader on the investment banking side. we would put them in a portfolio. you can buy goldman today at a price below what the partners could buy it back when it was a partnership. go with it....
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you go with the citi, with jpmorgan? >> citigroup, jpmorgan, bank of america would be another. also some regionals, sun trust, regions financial. those banks will do very well. the toll brother numbers today, housing is very positive. >> some of the names like boa have had good years. since '91 it's had a year like this. doesn't that connote it may be petter than we think? >> the banks had a good year. an awful year last year as you know. valuations on price to book basis is attractive. and so to us they're trading as a group. we think eventually they get to 1 1/2 times book. that's the kind of upside. normalized earnings hopefully will materialize in 2014 and the upside for the banks is still very good. >> if we go over the cliff, is that mostly a loan growth issue? is it a net interest margin issue? what would hurt them the most? >> credit would stop improving and that's been a huge positive. the results showed today credit improved again. so i think credit would be the number one issue. it wouldn't continue to improve. second, you touched on it. the net interest margin. rate
you go with the citi, with jpmorgan? >> citigroup, jpmorgan, bank of america would be another. also some regionals, sun trust, regions financial. those banks will do very well. the toll brother numbers today, housing is very positive. >> some of the names like boa have had good years. since '91 it's had a year like this. doesn't that connote it may be petter than we think? >> the banks had a good year. an awful year last year as you know. valuations on price to book basis is...